Osama bin Laden in 1993. Double click to enlarge.
Some time after this interview, the Clinton administration and other governments pressured Sudan to expel Osama bin Laden as a terrorist.
Osama then relocated to Afghanistan, and the rest is history.
Robert Fisk is still reporting from the Middle East. Click on The Independent for recent reporting and commentary.
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[Added later] A look at another former U.S. ally below.
At the time of Rumseld’s visit, the governments of the United States and Iraq had a common enemy in Iran.
It is an illustration of the old principle, The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.
Tags: Afghanistan, Clinton administration, Iran, Iraq, Osama bin Laden, Robert Fisk, Sudan
Phil Ebersole's Blog 
October 16, 2014 at 11:08 am |
Its chilling seeing old articles like this one. Almost as crazy as the photo of Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam. Good find.
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October 16, 2014 at 11:44 am |
I added a photo of Rumsfeld and Saddam to the post.
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October 16, 2014 at 10:33 pm
Where is that Fisk article available?
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October 17, 2014 at 5:42 am
As far as I know, the 1993 Fisk article is not available on-line.
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